MY REASON FOR THE TRIP

I have been thinking of something good to do for people in need, for somebody who is less fortunate than us Western creatures who live in total luxury. After reading an article about The Highlander Orphanage in Kathmandu, I picked that to be my project. I am going to raise money for the kids in an orphanage in Nepal. Now the challenge comes. HOW? ? First I am going to give them some of my time. I have decided to volunteer at the orphanage for 2 months to make it more real for me, to go out of my own comfort zone to see what life is really like there and not as a tourist. By doing that I hope others will contribute in different ways. My goal is to raise as much as possible to make a better life for kids who would live in total poverty if not for the help from others.


Monday, April 19, 2010

PICTURES

A little  boy walking along the river that runs right behind one of the schools that the kids go to, I think more garbage than water, a pretty sad sight. But you had to be there for the right effect, the heat and smell, and looking at the sheds along there where people live in these conditions.
From the same spot just in the other direction. To get the right feeling from this photo don't flush your toilet for a week and then look at this, I know that sounds totally gross, but garbage mixed with sewage waste is exactly that, extremely gross!!!
 Just a picture from a typical butcher, if you look close enough then you can see all the flies, I am not sure what kind of beast this is, but I call it a wilder beast, I think it is hilarious..now maybe you can understand why my meat consumption is minimal. 

Pictures

First Picture from the  Holi Festival on my second day here, the crazy colour and water fights.

Some guys playing in the street for Holi Festival..
Finally the moment some of you have been waiting for in great anticipation for a long time, my new boy friend, I promised not to bring back a Sherpa and I don't think this cute guy would be classified as that so that should be OK right?
Just a few of the many sleeping dogs I pass on my way everyday. At night they are  unfortunately not so peaceful, another thing to add to my list of reasons for not getting a dog.